[Engagement from anyone welcome]
Context, informed consent is a thing here and I will likely be starting HRT in the next month or two. Here is what my thought process has been for the last year since beginning to socially transition, although very slowly.
- I should buy feminine clothes
- I don’t want to have to buy new clothes once my measurements (hopefully) change from HRT
- I will wait to buy feminine clothes
- I should practice makeup
- Makeup makes dysphoria worse
- I should start HRT / look into FFS
- I will wait to practice makeup
- I should start HRT
- I haven’t earned that; I don’t dress or present fem
- Kick can down the road for HRT
The good news is I called a doctor last week to schedule the appointment! So things are progressing. Just wanted to see if any guys, gals, or pals have had a similar experience with their transition, or seen someone else go through that.
I will add to the other excellent comments here: there are no perfect times. Waiting for everything to align just so will prevent everything from ever happening. Pick a goal and start it. Now. It seems like you took the first step, so congratulations! I’m not bitter about it, but I am an example of what happens when you wait for perfect alignment. You may wake up one day and say “why did I let the last decade go by in a fog instead of taking action” and regret missing some of your best years living as the real you. Don’t wait for any conditions, just improve the ones you have as you go.